Non-refillable bottle.



J HUMPHREY. NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLIGATION FILED AUG.16,1909. ggg ggg Patented July 26, 1910.

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51402 n l'oz J; HUMYHREY.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE APPLICATION FILED AUGJB, 1909,

Patented July 26, 1910.

I 3 SHEETS-SHEET 2 J. HUMPHREY. NON-REFILLABLB BOTTLE.

APPLIGATION FILED AUG.16,1909. I @g gg Patented July 26, 1910.

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JABEZ 6F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

NUILREFILLABLE BOTTLE.

Be it known that I, JABEZ HUMPHREY, :1 subject of thelging of Great Britain, resid ing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philedelphiu and State of Pennsylvania, have in vented certain new snd'useful Improvements in Non-Refillable Bottles, of which the fol- My invention relates to ail-improved nonrefillcble bottle, the object of the invention being to provide an improved construction of bottle neck, with an improved construction of tube in the neck, having". a circuitous passage therethrough, in combination with passage through the bottle neck when the bottle is in normal position.

A further object is to provide unimproved arrangement of bull receiving pockets or re cesses in. the bottle neck, together with e ries of bells, one be l for each pocket or r cess, and so construct the neck to pie-- vent any essoge of liquid through the some until each bell is in a recess or pocket.

A further object is to rovide an improved construction in": trap or valve, which is normally closed by the weight of a ball or bells thereon.

A further object is to provide improved means for securing the tube in the cylinder.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, and combinations and or rangeinents of ports as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims. I

In the uccoinpenying drawings, Figure 1, 1s a view in longitudinal section on the line 1-1 of Fig. Fig. 2, is a view in cross sec tion on the line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3, is a. View in cross section on the line 33 of Fig. 1. Fig. 41, is a detail perspective view of one of the holding pins. Fig. 5 is a View similar to Fig. illustrating modified construction. Fig. 6, is a view of the structure Slfl0W 1,lI1 Fig. 5, in an inverted position ready for pouring out. Fig. 7, is a view in section on the line -'i of Fig. 5. Fig. 8, illustrates in detail the structure of the in nor tube holding; device. Fig. 9, illustrates the trrqior valve. Fig. 10, is a. view in longitudinal section of another modification.

11 end 12, are views in elevation at specification of LettersEatent. Application filed August 18, 1909. Serial No. 512,947.

Patented July 26, this right angles to each other of the inner tube, and Fig. 13, is a View in cross section on the line 13l3 of Fig. 10.

1 represents a bottle, and 2 an integral neck. thereon, having a reduced portion constituting a valve seat 3, for any of a series of balls 4, which will more fully hereinafter appear. The bottle neck 2 is providedwith a series of integral pockets or recesses 5, corre-. sponding in number to the number of balls '41, three being shown, but I do not of course,

to any particular number,

limit myself These recesses or pockets 5 are of ep'proxi- Inately the same diameter as the internal diameter of the bottle neck, and are of a depth sufficiently shallow to admit but a single ball, so that unless each pocket is filled with a ball, the passage through the bottle neck will cennotbe poured out. I

7 represents an internal tube, which has a closed upper end 8, and u series of perform tions 9 in its side wall adjacent. its upper end. 'lhisupper end of the tube 7,.wh1ch latter snugly fits the bottle neck 2, is positioned in an enlarged portion 10 of the bottle neck, and is securely held by means of pins 11.. These pins 11 are positioned in sleeves l2 integral with the enlarged portion 10, and provided with bores corresponding in shape to the diameter of the pins 11, which as shown most clearly in Fig. 4, may be of general star shape, but I do not limit myself to any particular shape.

The inner ends of the pins are pointed, and are positioned. in recesses'or sockets 13 in the end portion of tube 7, and securely hold the tube against longitudinal movement. The pins are preferably made flush with the outer edge of the enlargement 10, so as to prevent any possibility of their removal after once being inserted.

The lowerend of tube 7 is restricted or contracted as shown at 14, end, provided with an opening 15 in its end for the passage be obstructed and the liquid' oi? liquid. Around this restricted portion 14:, I

a packing ring 16, preferably of cork or othersuiteble material, is positioned, so as to snugly fill the space between the bottleneck and the tube, and exclude any liquid passing between them.

lin-ordhlery cork or stopper 17 is employed to close the upper end of the neck,

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of the parts described are placed in position in the bottle neck, the bottle is filled. the

.hold the tube against movement.

balls 4 are then dropped into the neck, and tube 7 inserted in position, and secured by the pins 11, and after the cork 17 1s inserted, the bottle is ready for shipment and sale. I In use, cork 17 is removed and the bottle inverted, and while being held at an angle, is turned so that the several balls 4 will be positioned in the several recesses or pockets 5, when. the liquid can be poured out through the tube 7 through a circuitous passage, apparent from Fig. 1. These pockets or recesses 5 are so shallow that they will accommodate but'a single ball, and hence unless all of the balls are within the pockets, one of them will position itself across the -opening 15 andprevent the escape of liquid. In the modification shown in Figs. 5, 6, 7, Sand 9, I-employ a valve or tra 18, which is, provided with a ring or pac ring 19, of rubber. cork, or other suitable elastic material, which when the trap is forced into the bottle, will position itself .in a recess 20 in the bottle neck, and hold the trap or valve in place. This trap or valve shown ,most clearly in Fig. 9, comprises a fixed part 21, having an opening 21 therein, normally closed by a gate :22, the latter hinged by means of U-shaped staples 23. The balls 4 which rest upon this gate 22 normally hold it in closed position. In this modification, instead of employing pins 11 to hold the tube 7, I construct the tube with a somewhat longer reduced portion 14, and provide a metal ring 24 around the same, having spring tongues 25 adapted to spring into an internal groove 26 in the bottle neck, and

grooved portion 26 serves to weaken the bottle neck at this point, so that in the event of pressure being applied to till the bottle in an inverted position, such pressure is very apt to break the bottle neck at this point.

in the modification shown in Figs. 10, IL, 12 and 13, the trap 27 is connected by an integral upright 28 with tube 29, making the tube, upright and trap all one integral art. In this structure, I employ a smaller )all 30, and dispense w th the balls at and recesses 5, but employ pins 11 to secure the tube 29 in place.

In constructing my improved bottle, all of the parts except packing ring 16,.stopper 17 and staples 23, together with the ring 24, and tongues 25, are preferably all of glass, but I do not of course confine myself to any particular material.

A great'many other changes might be made in the general forni and arrangements of parts described without departing from my invention, and hence I do not. restrict myself to the precise details set forth, but

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consider. myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the claims. Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let'- ters Patent is:

1. Illatl non-refillable bottle, the combination with a bottle and a neck thereon, having an enlargen'icnt or chamber near its-,upper end, a tube'm said bottle neck having a closed upper end located centrally in said' chamber and spaced from the wall thereof, and having a series of perforations in said chamber, of integral internal sleeves in said chamber,.bridging the space between the wall' and said tube, pins located in said sleeves and projecting into recesses in the tube, anddevices in the bottle neck below the tube, normally preventing the passage of liquid therethrough.

2. In a non-refillable bottle, the combina tion with a bottle and a neck thereon. of a tube secured in the neck having a closed upper end and perforations in its side near its upper end, a plurality of balls normally in the neck one above the other and located between the lower end of the tube and bottle,

each ball of substantially the diameter of of the neck, and having a closed upper end and openings in its sides, a plurality of balls constituting valves normally in the neck one above the other and located between the lower end of the ti beand the valve seat, any

of said balls adapted to. engage the valve seat and close the, passage through the neck when t] e bottle is in a normal upright position, a lurality of upwardly and outwardly projecting radial )ockets formed in the neck, said pockets conforming in number to the number of balls, and each pocketofan internal area just. sufiicient to accommodate a single ball. and said balls of a size whereby, unless all of said balls are in the pockets, passage through the tube will be obstructed when the bottle is inverted.

l. in a non-refillable bottle, the combinetion with a bottle and a neck thereon, said neck having an enlarged upper portion, of a tube secured in the neck and having perforations in its sides below the closing end, a. plurality of balls in: said neck ada ted to close the passage through the neck w en the bottle is in a normal, upright position, each 10 balls, whereby uniess a ball is accommodated I amma ball of approximately the same tliameter as in each of the pockets, the passage through the neck is obstructed. r In testimony wherecf I have signed my name to this specification in the prcsenceof two subscribing Witnesses.

JABEZ HUMPHREY.

Witnesses EnwAnn LOIIARA, R. H. Knnuxnn. Y 

